Chocolate company Mars has sought to distance itself from the famous deep-fried Mars bar popularised in Scotland.
The deep-fried Mars bar is a regular Mars bar fried in chip shop batter, and is said to have originated in the Carron Fish Bar, Aberdeenshire almost two decades ago.
The BBC reports that Mars has now written to the owners of the takeaway to say that the product is not authorised or endorsed by the company, as it does not fit their promotion of "healthy living".
Mars is seeking a disclaimer on the menu to make people aware that Mars bars are not intended for deep-frying.
The move came after plans were made to give the dish EU protected status - a proposal which was later dropped.
A Mars spokesperson said: "Should an application [for EU status] be filed, unfortunately, we wouldn't be able to support it as deep-frying one of our products would go against our commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles."
Lorraine Watson of the Carron Fish Bar claimed that she would be "happy" to put up the disclaimer notice.
A 2004 study by The Lancet claimed that of a survey of 300 Scottish fish and chip shops, 22% sold deep-fried Mars bars, while an additional 17% had sold them in the past.
On average 23 bars were sold a week, although 10 outlets sold between 20 and 200 bars a week.
